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•iip.>H ' iiiii|ii"ii I I, ^-•^i^nm 4r IV <!2» W(it /tolj^rli^n iVOi,. 67; NO. 35 FLESHERTON. ONT.. WEDNESDAY, JANUA1>IY 28, 1948 W. H. Thurston & Son, Publishers., ^nsideraUe Illness Is >|lainpant Through Country **â-  This January has seen an extra ^rge amount of illness throu«b(i>ut jiis district. Colds and 'flu have v*yni08t been epidemic in form and (3B«rere =n many cases, A number of "«ases of measles have been reiported lait these are being kept at a min- fcnuira. The weather has been cold •flirougihout the month and the usual jjanuary thaw has been absent so Jar. Last Friday morning the tem- ujerabure reaclhed 25 below zero, but ^turdlay morning was milder with ja below reached. This was colder iWeaitiier than in 1947 by about ten 4e(gire«8. .;f1esherton Player Injured - Bob Tumey, wing player with the â- fleshetron Majors, received a groin fcjury in a game two weeks ago llhat resulted in a ruptured blood Jessel. He has spent some time in 4«d taking treatment for the injured â- lag, wihich is slowly improving. It •fe not likely he will see any action â- for another week and probably not again this year. Bob was teaminig op well with Dong. Cairns and bis 4|ll)sence from the line-up will be felt 4n the coming play-ofFs. We hope â- B^t he will soon have complete use of his leg and that no permanent *roaiible will be left by the injury. Wm. Cullen Dies At Chesley *â-  _ William Cullen, a life-long resi- dent of Artemesia Township, passed jjway at his home at Chesley early J'riday morning, after a compara- Sively brief illness. Deceased was .Hi his 76th year. â- ~ The late Mr. Cullen was bom in Artemesia Township and was a son -ef the late Mr. and Mrs. Johnson â- Cullen, pioneers of this district and jrpent all his life in his native town- Hfliij) until moving to Chesley last -spring. His many friends are very -sorry to learn of his passing. - The late Mr. Cullen was not mar- Tied. Surviving to mourn his death "ire two sisters. Miss Minnie Cullen ^ Chesley and Mrs. Andrew Walker ~wf Dobbinton, and one brother, Thomas, of Toronto. The Late (jeorge Pedlar (By Rock Mills Rsporlur) Many friends here were sorry to hear of the deatlh of the George Pedlar of Duviam, who "was a for- mer resident of this place, having re-i^ii fur ^nany y.ia.i la tiiis ncigh- oorhf.od, wbere he was well known an 1 highy respected. He wau the last surviving member of a family of ten. He was predeceased by William, Samuel, Dick, Robert John, Joseph, Selina, Polly, Mary and Elsie. llwo daugihrters, Leila (Mrs. R. Giles) of Durham and Wilda (Mrs. T. A. Goodchild) of Niagara Falls, Ont., survive, to whom we extend our sincere sympathy. Interment was made in Duitiam Cemetery on Sundby afternoon, ard was attended by many relatives from this district. Card of Thanks ^ I wish to express my appreciation 'to my friends and neighbors for _their many acts of kindness during ,the illness of my father, and the Jympathy expressed by word and feed at his passing. â€" Kate Macmillan. Card of Thanks I wish to e.xipress my sincere thainks and appreciation to neigh- bors and friends for treats, cards and enquiries received while I was in Western Hospital, at Maiton and at my home, also to the L.O.L. for their triMt. â€" ^Cecil Magee, Eugenia. PRESIDENT OF FEDERATION OF MEN TEACHERS, TORONTO Mr. Sam MacDonald, well known in this district, was elected presi- dent of District 7A of the Ontario Public School Mien Teachers' Fedr- ation recently. District 7 A includes all municipalities surrounding To- ronto, and is the second largest in the province. FLESHERTON RINK Oi'1'ICl/U.LY OPENED St. Columba W.M.S.-W.A. Elects Officers For 1948 (By Priceville Reporter) The meeting of the W.M.S. and W..\. of St. Columba United Church was held Wednesday afternoon of last week at tie home of Mrs. R. H. McConkey, with Miss Anna Short- reed presiding over both meetings. The election of officers was held re- sulting as follows: President W_4. â€" Mrs. W. Meads. Vice-Pres. â€" Anna Shoortreed. 2nd Vice-Pres. â€" iMrs. J. Harrison. Secretary â€" Jean Mather. Treasurer â€" Mrs. Cecil Hunter. President W.M.S. â€" Mrs. R. H. McConkey. Vice-Pres. â€" Mrs. Allie Muir. 3nd Vice-Pres. â€" Mrs. Hunter. Secretary' â€" Lizzie Mather. Treasurer â€" Marv McKinnon. 8 orn ' Jl \.^* In Memoriam MacKKNZIE â€" In loving memory of oui- dear sister, Elva (Turner) MlacKennie, who passed away Feb- ruary 2nd, 1946. Thofle whom we love go out of sight But never out of mind, fhey are cherished in the heart Of those they leave behind. â€" Lovingly remeimlbered by Bro- thers and Sisters. Tlhere abideth these three: Faith, « hope and love. But all three are ' gome from much of the world for « w«int of a great man worthy of « trust. BENSON â€" At Mrs. Nuhn's Nur- sing Home, Flesherton, on Wed., January 21at, 1948, to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Benson, Eugenia, a daug<h- ter, Lynda Mbrie. Future Events AUCTION SALE CUTTERS An auction sale of sloop sleighs and Portland cutters will be held in Flesherton on Saturday, Jan. 31st, at 2:30 p.m. â€" Wm. Kaitting, -Auc- tioneer. The official opening of Fleaher- ton's renovated rink was held on Friday evening, and desipite below- aero weather, was well attended. The main event of the evening was a broomball toui'nament with eight district teams taking part, from Kimberley, Proton Sta., Ceylon, IJU North, Eugenia, Epringhdll, Rock 'MUlls and Flesherton Garages. Cey- lon won the tournament with three wins, one of which was awarded to them by the toss of a coin when the score was tied. The winners then played the Fleshei-ton Caledonians, composed of the "Macs" from the village and we believe the Scotch- men won 2-1. The games were mirtti provoking at tihe expense oif those who \vould take a hefty swipe at the ball, miss their balance and ftilL The ao-operation of the members of the teams was greatly appreciated by the rink management. The ceremony of declaring the rink officially open for the enjoy- ment of the young people of this district, was conducted by H. A. Mc- Cauley, president of the Flesherton Seivice Club, which sponsored the purchase and renovation of the rink. Hon. Farquhar R. Oliver, M. L.A. for South Grey, and Otnario Liberal Leader, was schedoiled to be present, but had roads prevemted him from appearing. He did. bow- ever, speak over the telephone close to Cook's public address system, and his voice carried clearly to all parts of the rink expressing his pleasure at what has been done for tSif- youth of the district and then declared the Ice Palace officially open The crowd was sorry that Mr. Oliver could not attend, as being Sf-tch, he would have enjoyed the S otch numbers given by the High- land band during the evening. The band was composed o£ M. S. Mc- Lead of Fleshetron, Ran Hut?b:n- su of Kimberley and Mr. MilLnan n£ Owen Sound, with Wes littie- johns of Flesherton as drummer. A moccasin dance, with music by the McFadden orchestra broadcast over the loud speaker, brought an interesting evening to a successful conclusion. Electric Light Bulb In Use 40 Years By Local Resident An upique illuminating electric Robert Bums And The Conunon Man Sermon Theme bulb is in constant use in the home of Yv. F. W. Duncan of town. This l.'iinp bulb was purchased some time in 1908 while the Ehigenia Electric Lijj-ht System was being operated by Mr. Fred Deagle, now of Blind River. The bulib has not been used continuously since that time, but for the past 18 years Mr. Duncan , has used it to light a hallway. The pulb \s, of 25 candlepower, used in those days as- a measure of light, in place of the watts used today. John S. iMacmillan Passes GOOD PRICE FOR COW DANCE IN TORONTO Another modern and old-time dance will be held in the Fairbank Orange Hall, comer of Lauder Ave. and Vaughan Rd., Toronto, on Saturday night, Jan. 31st. Music by George Whitehead orchestra.-Jtenneth Mc- Kee and David Jamieson. CLEAMNG AUCTION SALE Clearing auction s«le of 9 Cows, 17 Cattle, 15 Hogs, Poultry and Im- plements, including Case tractor on tTibber, Wednesday. Feb. 4, one mile north of Dundalk, Highway 10. â€" Chester Mills. Proprietor. Geo. E. Duncan, Auctioneer. Robt. Goodfellow of Bethel dis- trict is rather tickled at the price Ke received Jan. 14th for a 6-year- old cow. The animal, whi'^h was rolling fat, weighed 1740 lbs. and after all expenses were paid netted Mr. Goodfellow $219.48. The ani- mal was shipped to Canada Packers wi*h Stanley .Acheso'i. tnicker. â-  â€" Dundalk Herald. United Church Notes Rev. A. G. Macpherson. R-A. Minister "X New C-ommandmen!" (John Ki: ;?4-,15) is the subject of the ser- mon for Sunday. Feb. 1st. .-it Eu- g-enia, Ini.stioge and Flesherton. The "Friendly Hour" will be held this Simday evening, Feb. 1st. at St. John's, immediately following the sei-vice of worshhip. Evei'vone wel- come. (For particulars see advt. in this issue of The .Advance). Choir -practices at St. John's this week as follows:- Junior. Thursday. ,'5:45 p.m. in the Sunday School room and Senior. Thui-sday, 8:1.5 p.m. at the home of Russell .A.ndrew3. Eugenia Young People are holding a skating-party on Saturday even- ing. Jan. 31st. For particulars se" Art Proctor or Irene Phillips. K\\ the young people of the community are welcome. Another old resident of Flesher- ton passed away on Thursday even- ing of last week, in the person of John S. Macmillan, in his 8i3rd year. He had been in failing health for the past year, but had only been bedfast for the past six weeks. The late Mr. Macmillan was born at Swinton Pai-k 84 years ago last January lOtb. and was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Duncan Macmill- an. He farmed in the Swinton Park district until the spring of 1908, when he moved to the Six Comers, one mile west of Ceylon, and then resided in the village of Ceylon for three year.?, moving to Fle.sherton nineteen years ago. He was a member of St. John's United Church and was regular in his attendance until failing eyesight and infii-mr ity caused him to remain at horn He was also a member of Pr-r A'thur Lodge No. 333, A.F.&A.M. He had been a trustee of the local High School and was secretary of the Flesherton Cemetery Board and also was a member of the Public Library Board. He was a man of sterling qualities and highly regard" ed by ,a wide circle of friends, who sympathize with members of the family in their loss. The late Mr. Macmillan was married to Mary Clark 53 years ago last October, who predeceased him by two yeai-s. Left to mourn is one daughter, Kate, at home; also one brother, Xeil, of Swinton Park, an<l three sisters. Miss Mary Mac- millan and Mrs. Annie Wilson of Flesherton and Mrs. N. Haw of Swinton Park. One daughter and two sons. Annie. Clark and Duncan, predeceased him. The funeral was held on Saturday afternoon, with service in St. John's United Church at 2:30 o'clock, with Rev. A. G. M'acpherson, the pastor, delivering an impressive sermon. Mrs. Alex. Henderson rendered a lovely soprano solo "The Beautiful Garden of Prayer." The hymns used were "Rock of Ages" and "Unto the Hills." Interment was made in Flesh- erton Cemetery Chapel, the Masonic service following that of the Church. In the spring burial will be made in the family plot in Swinton Park Cemetery . The pallbea)ers were: Messrs R. B. Heard, Wm. Gibson, F. W. Dun- •an. H. A. MicCaiiley, Carlyle Clark :ind .Allan Clark, the latter trwo being nephews, luid all nn.-mbei's of the Masonic Order. Among those who attended the funeral from a distance were: Miss Florence Clark and Mr. Jas. Haw of Toronto; Misses Agnes Harrow in 1 Ella Stewart, Owen Sound; Dougald anil ' Jtis. Patterson, Meaford; Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wilkinson. Mt. Forest; Findlay MacCuaig. Eliniwood; Mrs. Russell Baird and Mr. and Mrs. J. A. MacCuaig. Durham; and friends and )-elatives from Bootbville. Dro more and Swinton Park. Robert Burns with all his faults, was a great champion of the dignity and worth of the common man. So claimed Rev. A. G. Macpherson from St. John's United Church pulpit last Sunday evening. Burns was a great sinner, but he was a'so a great poet, patriot and democrat, stated the minister. Burns believed that, once per.sonul honesty,s sense and worth were given first place in the world, the brotherhood of man could be established. Mr. Macpherson went on to show that true democracy is at stake in the clash of world forces tod-ix- Nationalism ci-ushes the individual for the sake of the nation. Capital- ism tends to crush tihe individual for the sake of material gain for the few. Communism submerges the individual for the sake of the class or party. Christianity alone seeks to save the individual for h's own sake, and preserve his right to be- come a son of God, his heavenly Fatftier. (iod made man in His own image. .As St. Paul put it "You are God's temple, the spirit of God dwells in you." By the sacrifice on the cross, Christ sealed this concep- tion of the supreme worth and dig- nity of maai with His life's iblood. "Then let us pray that, come what may, .As come it will, for a' that. When sense and worth, owre a' the earth, Shall bear the gree, and a' that, For a' that and a' that. It's comin' yet. for a' that. When man and man. the warld owre. Shall brothers be, and a' that." (R.>bert Bums 1759-1796) Inistioge Churcii Officers Elected At Annual Meeting Fire In Rock Mills Home Was Quicldy Smothered (By Bock Mills Reporter) A fire which might have proved serious, broke out early Sunday morning in the home of Mr. Dick Clark. The fire was first noticed in the stairway leading to the attic and had made considerable headway before being discovered and brought under control by smothering the flames with blankets and quiUs. The Flesherton fire brigade was called but befqre they left town the call was cancelled when they got the fire under control themselves. This is the second time this home has been threatened by fire, the roof ha%'ing been burned off a few years ago. (By Victoria Corners Reporter) The annual chuixsh meeting, caop celled on Monday on account of ia- clemeni weather conditions, was hdd on Thursday afternoon in Inistioge church. Rev. A. G. Macpheraoa presided, \vith Mr. John Duncan M secntary. 'The varilous reports were read, the one from the Session s&owiac that two children had received ttM rites of baptism, two adults had been received into the church fcjT transfer of certificate and two bf profession of faith. The report tt the treasurer showed a balance oa hand of |124.24. The election of the church offieess restilted as follows: Elders â€" R. G. .A.cheson, RtuMol Patterson, Elvin Moore. J. Dunean. Stewards â€" Ernie Stewart, Ombt Patterson, Geo. Moore, Gordon A^ eson, R. G. .Acheson, G. Batchelor. Trustees â€" Walter Acheson, WaW ter Nicholls, Elmo Stevens. Russell Patterson. Sec.-Treas. â€" John Duncan. Auditors â€" Elvin Moore and Mis> Walter Nicholls. Organist â€" (Mrs. Elmo Stevens. Assist. Organist â€" Mrs. RusseB Patterson. Ushers â€" George and Elvin Moort, Leslie Duncan. Jim Patterson and Gordon Batchelor. M. & M. Fund â€" Marjorie Stev- ens- Joyce Patterson. Jean Love and Christina Duncan. Roll Clerk â€" Mrs. G. .Acheson. Sunday School Election Supt. â€" Russell Patterson. .^sts. Supt. â€" George Moore. Seci-etary â€" Jean Love. Treasurer â€" Jim Patterson. Temp, and Miss. Sec. â€" Mrs. Rns- sell Patterson and Mrs. G Acheson. Organist â€" Mrs. R. Patterson. Asst. Organist â€" Miss C. Dimcan. Cradle Roll Supt. â€" Mrs. G. Moor» Class Teachers â€" Adult, John Dun- can; Y. P. Bible Class. Mrs. Elmo Stevens; Jr. Primary â€" .Mrs. Osear Patterson and Christina Duncan; Librarian. Russell Acheson. .Auditors â€" Mrs. Elwood Stevens ;ind Mrs. Emie Stervvart. The financial balance for the year amounted to Slfi.^S. SPECIAL CPR TRAIN TO TORONTO SATURDAY P.M. 1 4 4. « 4 4 I M CENTRAL LOCATiON Our convenient location is readily •acMaiblt by th« city's leading auto- nobUt and atraat car thoroughfares. Bates and Maddocks DISTRICT REEVES CHAIRMEN COUNTY COUNCIL COMMITTEES Three of the mos* importanti committees in Grey County Council have chairmen selected from the Reeves of this district. Reeve K. G. Betts of Flesherton is chairman of the Finance Comimittee; Reeve John A. Davis of Artemesia has Roads, and Jteenre Stanley Acheson of Pro- ton Is chairman of Agriculture. FREE NEW ACCOUNT BOOK AVAILABLE FOR FAR.MERS Once a year every farmer in Can- ada liable to ta.vation under the In- come War Tax .Act, is confronted with the problem of making his Tn- '•nme Ta.x Return. It is a problem ihat presents special difl'iculties to most, farmers. The fact remains, however, that the law provides that every person liable to taxation must file a return on or befoi'i^ the 30tih of April in each year. Fortunately, there is good news for the fanner trying to keep his records slraigiht. .A free .Account Bocik, supplied by the Taxation Div- ision of the Department of National â-  Revenue, now provides him with an easy way out of his difficulties. The new book explains everrthing. in- cluding tht deductions and exemp- tions permitted. In fact, the taxable fannei' will not need to employ an expert to prepare his Income Tax Return if he has this .Account Book. Each account is numbered to cor- respond with the items on the In- come Tax Fonn. At the end of the calendar year, he simply copies fig- uies from the .Account Book to his Income Tax Return. The Department of National Rev- enue, Taxation Division, hais supr plied copies of tWs new Account Book to all Post Offices. It is av- ailable free for the .-isking. An Owen Sound night is being held this Saturday night at Maple Leaf Gardens. Toi-onto, and a spec- ial train is leaving Owen Sound at 2.30 p.m. and Fleshetron at 3.20 and will return, leaving Toronto at 1.00 a.m. and arrivine at Flesherton at 3.55 a.m. Pare is $3.25 plus 50c tax and you may return on any train up to midnight Feb. 2nd. This is a good chance to see Detroit and the Maple Leafs play an important game. .A limited number of tickeW for the game are available at Owes Sound. B<)ss:"Does your wife know you'r» bringintr me to dinner?" Oerk: "Does she know'' Why. it's tnken me six months to talk her intt it." ^vmrtm. SHOP AT home/ ^YOURNEIGNBORSSEU lowasyWli. rmo Mwintain sheep successfully defy all «»iie«iies exept man. The church is hinted only where it hn.fl miit tesching the ways Christ and aHsmed itself with tyranny and heaHlemi wealth. RECEIVED CALL TO OWEN SOUND UNITBD CHURCH Rev. G. KeMh MeMiHan, pastor of Parkdale United dwrreh, Toronto, formerly of Flesherton, has received an unanimous call to Dirision Street tlntted Ohoreh, Owen Sound, to sne- ceed Rev. Dr. Harold W. Vnnghan, who te taking a church at Brantfond. Blue -wlhales exceed 100 feet in length and 100 tons in weiglhit. frisnolxpimSiSL swvici7> 1 Vr*